Scam Busters

While the full post there was more detailed and got into specifics involving claims made by companies targeting multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) patients, for the purposes of this post I have decided to focus on the ten warning signs of a scam, as compiled by Lourdes Salvador and Linda Sepp, and as previously published HERE.

This list, in my opinion, is applicable to nearly any chronic illness patient because the tips for spotting scams listed here are so universally used. This fantastic list is far more concise than I could have written. Yet it captured something I have been wanting to blog about for some time. Longtime readers know that I have blogged about scams and false cures before. However, this list nicely sums up what you, as a chronically ill patient, can be on the lookout for.

There are many companies that will claim an ingredient or combination of ingredients is “proprietary information”. There are many products with labeling that does not disclose information that I believe the public has a right to know.

I agree that people who are savvy can be taken advantage of when they are feeling such pain or desperation that they reach a point where they are willing to try almost anything. The individuals and companies who employ the tactics listed in this post know exactly what they are doing. These are their tried and true methods. The more awareness there is of the hallmark signs to look for with such scams, the less likely that people will be taken advantage of by those who prey on the sick and vulnerable.

This list is soooooo important! It’s so easy to smell a scam once you know how to look for one. And, truth be told, some of them so are so transparent even a child could identify them. Yet, still every day people fall prey to these scams – not just on the Internet but from television, radio, and magazine ads promising effortless results and backed by false claims and no science. This just backs what I always say – only scientifically tested drugs, tested by peer reviewed methods with published results, are worth my time and energy.
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Some scams are more sophisticated than others but I agree that it does get easier to smell a scam when you know what to look for. That’s why I asked permission to reprint this list here. I think it does an outstanding job of outlining some of the hallmark signs of scams.

I have written before (as I know you have) about various scams. What I really liked about this list from Lourdes Salvador and Linda Sepp is that it really seems to capture in a nutshell some of the classic signs to be on the lookout for… and I believe people really do need to be just that: “on the lookout”.

When it comes to health products and services, scammers specifically & intentionally target people who are very ill. This same group of people are particularly vulnerable.

Chronic pain and desire to get relief can sometimes border on sheer desperation for relief of symptoms. This sometimes results in people getting taken advantage of. It is much more difficult to take advantage of people who are on the lookout for signs of scams.

As I believe the items on this list are applicable to a wide range of conditions, I hope as many people as possible see these. It saddens me that there are so many companies preying on patients. Anything we can do to help each other avoid such pitfalls is time well spent in my book.

Thanks for your comment, Bil, but I am not going to post it. I do not post comments containing plugs for any particular therapy or protocol, especially when it is off topic. My post did not address Hopper’s therapy, only the 10 points.

Jeanne

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